What We Are
We are a local community for people passionate about performance-conscious and pragmatic programming who want to meet physically in Ghent. This is a platform where members take initiative to organize events focused on systems programming and software engineering topics.
Our events center around encoding ideas in code and making prototypes work in real-life. We view software both as something that serves a purpose and as something that brings peace of mind in its own right.
What We Do
Member-driven events on topics related to software and systems engineering:
- Social gatherings: Connect with like-minded developers over drinks or dinner
- Presentations: Share knowledge about performance-oriented tools, languages (Rust, C++, Zig, Go), and frameworks
- Workshops: Collaborate on systems software, embedded systems, or hardware-related projects
All events are organized by community members. Most are free, some may have small fees to cover costs. No events generate profit for individuals or groups within the community.
Membership
This is a physical meetup community for the Ghent area. We welcome software engineers and systems programmers who can attend in-person events. Anonymous internet participation is not supported.
The easiest way to join, is to install the Signal messaging app (mobile/desktop) and join the Signal group chat (link above).
Why The Name
According to Wikipedia:
Systems programming aims to produce software and software platforms which provide services to other software, are performance constrained, or both.
This is of course a very broad definition, but it includes programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, Zig, and Go, as well as topics like operating systems, compilers, and embedded systems.